Costuming: 1860s (late)-c.1875
Awesome video showing the layers and pieces that went into the fashions of the second half of the 1…
1873-The Ladies' Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness. Describes appropriate dress for the fo…
Dress, U.K., ca. 1872. Cotton, trimmed with silk braid; bone buttons. Unlined. Victoria & Albert Mu…
ca. 1869, creator unknown. 2-piece purple silk faille dress with black looped braid, black lace, an…
Dress, possibly American, ca. 1866-68. Four pieces: 2 bodices, skirt, and belt. Magenta silk satin …
Day dress, American, ca. 1870. Three pieces: bodice, skirt, bustle drape. Striped silk satin and si…
Made of blue silk, Jeannette Forrester Renton's wedding dress dates back to 1872. Dennis Helmar Pho…
Iridescent Silk taffeta ballgown, c.1870 The bodice is boned and lined with ivory-polished cotton. …
Three-piece bustle dress (jacket, skirt, underskirt), ca. 1875, of gray faille with underskirt and …
Augusta Auctions - Silk Faille bustle dress, 1868-72; 3 piece, peplum bodice, bell skirt & bustle o…
